Kings Lodge - 4-Star Hotel in Torquay

Kings Lodge serves a buffet and Full English/Irish breakfast with pancakes, fruits, and juice, all prepared using locally-sourced ingredients. Guests can choose from a wide variety of freshly-prepared breakfasts, including homemade options such as scones and cakes baked daily by the owner. The breakfast room is light-filled and beautifully decorated, with special menus available for dietary needs and a conservatory area where dogs are welcome with a provided rug.

Kings Lodge provides pet baskets, pet bowls, and a welcome goody bag for each dog, with the dog's name written on the bag containing treats and a toy. Guests receive towels at the front door to wipe down dogs after walks, and the garden is safe and dog-friendly with outdoor seating. The property maintains a strict cleaning routine so that even guests with allergies feel comfortable, as evidenced by the immaculate condition despite regular dog visitors.

The on-site bar offers affordable prices with a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, including snacks and wine or champagne, in a conservatory with a large-screen TV. Guests can relax in the garden with an outdoor TV, comfortable furniture, and a BBQ facility, with fresh milk available from a guest fridge in the bar. Evening activities such as live sport events, movie nights, and the owners' BBQ evening are available, along with a designated smoking area.

Each room is equipped with a flat-screen TV, private bathroom, kettle, and complimentary biscuits or sweets, with fresh milk provided daily in a mini bottle from the guest fridge. Rooms are cleaned daily with high-quality linens and fluffy towels, and guests can request personalised touches such as cake and a card for birthdays or other occasions. The property is a recently renovated Victorian villa with six rooms, including a four-poster bed option, and features family rooms and facilities for disabled guests.

Kings Lodge is located less than 1 km from Torre Abbey Sands Beach and a 15-minute walk to Torquay seafront, harbour, and marina, with Torre Abbey Historic House & Gallery nearby. Guests have access to free on-site parking for three cars plus free street parking, and bus routes are easily accessible from the property. The hotel is a short walk from Cockington Country Park, where dogs can run off-lead, and close to Paignton Zoo and Babbacombe Cliff Railway.

Breakfast: Locally-sourced Full English with homemade cakes and scones

Pet-friendly: Welcome goody bag, pet bowls, dog-safe garden

Bar: Affordable drinks, large-screen TV, outdoor TV and BBQ

Parking: Free on-site parking for 3 cars plus free street parking

Location: 10-minute walk to Torquay beach and harbour